The Grenada gazette., 1887-09-24
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DO as like about q thing that col
Germs mo. and nobody but me-" crit
Aunt Lavinia III choose to forgiv'
why should not be allowed TOP"
And Nancy's face grows darker an
sterncr. and her needles fly faster an
more viciously, as she answers:
| II have right to resent my sister
wrongs, and l shall do so while l live
have a right to resentment against
traitor and dcceiver, and neither hi
son nor his sons son shall sit at m
table and eat Of my bread. much les
enter the family"
Nancy cries Aunt Lavinia
aghast "Why, the poor fellow i
only twenty-four. and not even mar
ried, and you're beginning to talk q
his son already! It's-it's positivcl,
improper, that's what it Is, and I'm
surprised at you-yes, surprised o
you Nancy Carroll"
The expression of Aunt Nancy
face is indescribable. She cast one
glance, queerly compounded of aston.
ishment, scorn, indignation and q Ger
tain grim amusement, upon Aunt La
vinia; then. gathering up her knitting
stalks out OF the room.
As for me. l creep out from behind
the curtains where l have been sitting.
forgotten by both. Perching myself
upon the arm of Aunt Lavinia's chair.
l put my arm about her neck. saying:
$50 it was of no use. aunty! Thank
you ever so much for trying. though" "
mo- it was Of no use," says Aunt
Lavinia. Nancy may mean we'll. but
she is terribly set in her ways. and it
seems as if she couldn't give up.
She's always sure she can do every
thing for every body better than they
could do it for themselves, but lido
think she might let me do my own re-
senting for my own quarrels. s."
"Resentingp Pshaw." says Aunt
Nancy, returning as suddenly as she
had left. If resentment were 4 fort.
une, poor enough you'd be all your
life. And as for you. Rose Darragh.
if l were pretty girl like you I'd
pluck up spirit, and not 60 peaking
and pining for lover can't have"
Tm not 'peaking and pining. l
cry, Indignantly. "And as for
Ralph But Aunt Nancy cuts me
short in wa y she has.
'It's high time that parlor was fin
ished, Lavinia." she says. Now that
Rose has come back full-hedged
young lady she'll be wanting a place
to see her beaux in. Here we've been
living in this cottage for ten years,
and it a shame and disgrace that
the best room should still be unfnish-
ed. I'm going to send for Veneer to-
day and have the thing done without
any more shilly-shallying."
Then you have made up your mind
1t last2' asks Aunt Layinia.
'Made up my mind!" cries Aunt
Nancy, lifting her eyebrows in fine
"Why, you know very we'll
hat it was made up years ago. 1t was
only your wretched obstinacy that has
lept the room in the state it is all
hese years. Green rep is the proper
hing. of course, and if Ihad not been
, fool it would have been done years
lgo.'
Aunt Lavinia's delicate lips set
in iirmer curves as she says:
We have talked this thing over hum
lred times, Nancy. and you know per-
ectly well that nothing will induce me
o set my foot in a green room. 1t is
he most unlucky of colors, and why
on will be SO obstinate about it l
ant see."
"Obstinate" cries Aunt Nancy, in
ats all very we'll for
'ou to talk about obstinacy. You
now quite well that l can't abide
,lue never could wear it. even when
was girl. As for sitting all day
gainst blue background, and will
nlly making myself uglier than the
.ord ever meant me to be, it's what l
ant and went do for any body.
here's good. plain, practical reason
,r you. while you have nothing but
our miserable superstition to set
gainst it,
"Tm no more superstitious than you
re-" cried Aunt Lavinia. hotly.
And if it comes to that, all the Car
olls,are superstitious, and with good
eason. too. What Carroll ever wore
reen without having bad luck?
Wasn't our neutrality-suspicious.
hot in green coat? And didn't our
randfather come to his death through !
surfcit Of green turtle soup? And
'asn't our second cousin buried at
'reen Village, where he had no busi- |
c IS to be when he died? No. I'm
other obstinate ner suporstitions,
nut do say that nothing will ever in
uce me to put my foot inside Of
rcen ROOM
'Then the room i, likely to go I'M
FINISHED for ten years longer" says
.unt Nancy, calmly, 'for what I've
aid I've said. and you can't expect |
,e to 90 back of it. Layiuia Carroll. |